Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 81859
Coeliac Disease: Gluten-free Foods
Tabled: 14 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he has had discussions with his Northern Ireland counterpart on introducing charge cards to support coeliacs in paying for gluten free alternatives.
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedNo discussions between ministers and their counterparts in Northern Ireland on introducing charge cards to support coeliacs in paying for gluten free (GF) alternatives have been held.In the United Kingdom, healthcare is a devolved matter. Nearly all healt...
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